alrighty here is chapter 18. sooo....yeah thats all i have to say. now read it dammit!
takuya: stop yelling at the readers
me: sorry.....now stop yelling at me!
takuya: but i wasn't yell-
me: security! *watches as they drag takuya away* that'll teach you to be rude!
Worlds Collide
Chapter 18
"You wanted to speak with me?" Takuya asked as he entered the chamber.
Lucifer smiled. "Ah, Takuya. Just the person I wanted to see."
The brunette plopped himself down onto a chair and sighed. "So, what is it?"
"Well, I have some good news. Great news actually," his father replied.
"And that would be....?" Takuya's voice trailed off, waiting for an answer.
Lucifer's eyes bore into his son's. "I have finally concocted a new battle plan."
"Oh, that's great," Takuya said, not really listening.
"Didn't you hear me, you little twit? I have devised a new and improved plan for taking over the world!"
Takuya looked up, surprised. "You did? Since when?"
"I've been thinking about it for the past few days," his father growled. "And now I have the perfect strategy to gain everything I could ever want."
"Let me guess. You've decided to unleash every demon from Hell," Takuya quipped.
The Devil smirked. "I'm raising Hell itself."
"Wait a sec. You're raising Hell?" Takuya snorted.
"Why, is there a problem?" Lucifer snapped. "Is my plan not to your liking?"
Takuya shrugged. "Well, it's just that I thought of that plan awhile ago. But noooo, you never wanted to listen."
"You insolent little bastard! Do you dare speak back to me?"
"No, I'm just saying that you could've done this years ago, when I first suggested it," Takuya monotonely replied.
Lucifer stalked over to him. "We weren't prepared enough at that point in time. And stop being a smartass!"
Takuya sighed. "Alright, okay. When does this plan of yours come into play?"
"In five days," Lucifer hissed. "Saturday night according to the human calendar. You'll be in charge of leading Hell's army."
The brunette felt a pang of dread, but did not show it. "Great. Who's second in command?"
"Dante."
Takuya rolled his eyes. "Dante? That whiny little bastard? Couldn't you have chosen someone else? You know, someone who's not a complete ass."
"Takuya, Dante is the strongest warrior I have besides you," Lucifer replied impatiently.
"Pathetic as it is," Takuya muttered.
"Anyway," the Devil continued, ignoring his son's complaint," he'll be following your lead. So deal with it."
"Got no choice, now do I?"
Lucifer glared at him. "No, you don't. You are dismissed so get back to work."
"Yes, sir!" Takuya mockingly saluted him. "Right away, sir!"
"Takuya!"
"Yeah, I'm going already." Takuya stormed out of the room, letting the door slam shut.
As he walked down the corrider, he heard a snicker.
"Are you still here?" He whirled around to face Dante.
"So, I guess you heard," Dante said. "I'm second in command."
Takuya rolled his eyes dramatically. "Oh, wow. I'm first in command."
"Oh, I know. I also know that you can't stand me, and I despise you as well. So why don't we just go our separate ways once Hell has risen? You go one way and lead half of the army, and I'll go the other way. If we do that, then you won't have to deal with me."
The son of Satan snorted, knowing exactly what Dante was up to. "Dante, don't pull that shit. Seriously, I'm not as stupid as you think. I'm in charge, not you. So I suggest that you deal with it or you might find yourself thrown into a volcano."
"You're not the boss of me," Dante hissed. "You think that you're all high and mighty, but you are nothing."
"Really? Well, if I'm nothing, then what does that make you?" Takuya taunted. "Now go scrub the toilets like I told you to."
Dante glared at him as he stalked away. "You won't get away with this....."
"Get away with what? Telling you that you're not in charge of the armies? Get the fuck over it."
The demon kept silent as he continued to stalk down the long corrider.
Takuya watched him leave and sighed. He knew Dante was scheming something, so he would have to keep an eye on him in the meantime.
The next morning
Zoe painfully lifted herself in the air, feeling her wings straining.
"Ow..." She lowered herself back to the floor, a thin layer of persperation glistening on her skin. "Feels like I weigh five-hundred pounds."
"Well, if you weigh five-hundred pounds, you look pretty damn good."
Surprised, Zoe turned around to see Jasmine walking towards her.
"Coming to watch me make a fool of myself?" Zoe asked with an amused smile.
"Actually, I came to cheer you on," Jasmine replied, tossing her a towel.
Zoe dabbed at her face. "Thanks. This is a lot harder than I thought."
"Hey, what do you expect?" Jasmine asked.
"I wasn't exactly expecting anything, but more so hoping," the blond replied. "So, what've you been up to? Stalking me again?"
Jasmine feigned insultance. "I can't believe you would think that I was stalking you. I was merely following you and watching your every move."
"Oh, well in that case, you're off the hook." Zoe smirked, then looked down. "Uh, thanks for last night....For covering for me."
"Don't mention it. I kinda wish that you told me you were going somewhere, though I don't know how you did....." Jasmine's voice trailed off as she eyed her suspiciously. "Where were you last night?"
Zoe swallowed. "I...uh....I went to go get some fresh air."
"How? You can't fly," her friend pointed out.
"Don't tell anyone this, but I stole one of the jet-packs," Zoe whispered.
Although the dark-haired angel doubted the story, she decided not to pry. "Well, next time could you at least give me a heads up? That way I'm not completely caught off guard if you're not there and someone needs to speak with you."
Zoe nodded. "Sorry, I'll let you know from now on. It's just that I got sick of being stuck in my friggen room most of the day. I wanted to get away from this place."
"Why don't you just wander around in the corrider? There's plenty of room there."
"I don't like doing that," Zoe said with a sigh. "People whisper and point like I'm some kind of freak."
Jasmine gave her a reassuring smile. "They're just jeaous of you, Zoe. Don't let them bring you down."
"I can't help it sometimes. Most of the time I simply brush it off, but lately....."
"Everything will work out," Jasmine told her. "You'll see."
The blond cast her eyes down. "I hope so. I really do."
"It will," Jasmine repeated. "Now come on, I'll help you. Fly from one end of the room to the other."
Zoe looked at her, shocked. "What are you trying to do? Kill me?"
"Okay, we'll do that later. For now, raise yourself up in the air and hold for ten seconds."
"Alright." Zoe took a deep breath, then flew upwards.
"Come on! You can do it!"
Zoe's wings felt as though they were on fire. Oh, my god.....This hurts so friggen much. I don't know how much longer I can last....
"Don't give up! Hold it!" Jasmine shouted. "Prove everyone wrong! Show them that you're better than their annoying asses. Flap those wings dammit!"
"Shut up!" Zoe couldn't help but chuckle at her friend's antics. "It's a lot harder than it looks. More painful, too."
"I don't care! Keep it up, you're doing great! Hustle! Hustle! Hustle!"
Zoe glared down at her friend, feeling her wings beginning to fail. "Will you pipe down already?! You're giving me damn headache!"
"No pain, no gain! Let's go!"
"I'm going to kill her," Zoe mumbled.
That night
Zoe heaved herself onto the bed, her head spinning. She had been at it all day, and now her wings felt as though Takuya had burned them off all over again.
"Owwww......" The blond could barely move at this point.
She had somehow mustered up the strength to take a shower and pull on a thin white strapless dress. The angel had already told Jasmine to leave her alone for the night, and that she wouldn't leave her room for anyone. Not even for the damn ruler of Heaven, she thought.
Although her eyes were closed, she could hear the soft sound of Takuya descending into her bedroom.
"Hey," he whispered, leaning over her. "You ready?"
"Yeah," she replied weakly. "I can't move though. I spent the entire day trying to strengthen my wing."
Takuya gave her a pained expression. "How did it go?"
"I already told you that I can't move. Take a guess....."
"I'll bet that it went great," he happily said, cradling her into his arms.
"Don't make me kill you," Zoe muttered.
Takuya snorted. "Kill me? Don't push it, honey?"
For the first time, Zoe's emerald eyes snapped open. "Don't start with me."
"Uhh....okay...." Takuya decided to back off, not wanting to screw with her at this particular point in time.
Zoe nearly passed out as he took off into the night, trying to ignore the throbbing in her back.
"It couldn't be too bad," Takuya said.
"I'll show you if you don't shut up!"
dont mess with an angry angel, they'll hit you with things
zoe: *hides bat* i dont know what you're talking about
me: hey, its better than fucking with takuya
takuya: *hides chainsaw* i dont know what you're talking about either. stop spreading lies about us! we are innocent until proven guilty! *drops chainsaw* umm....i can explain
me: -_-; sure you can
anyway, please review (or flame, whatever) see ya